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2021 Penn State Nittany Lions Profile Card: Daniel George

Name: Daniel George

Number: 11

Position: Wide Receiver

Class: Redshirt junior

Height: 6′-2″

Weight: 211

Hometown: Fort Washington, MD

High School: Oxon Hill

Twitter: @11DanielGeorge

Overview

You may be a hard-pressed someone who has continued to work as hard in practices than Penn State wide receiver Daniel George. George has constantly been praised by receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield for his work ethic demonstrated on and off the practice field. But that doesn’t mean George isn’t about to have a little fun to loosen things up either.

A four-star recruit out of the state of Maryland, George has quickly become a reliable complement to Jahan Dotson in the Penn State passing game. It did not take long for Georgia to leave his mark on the program. In his first career game, as a true freshman in 2018, George caught a 95-yard pass from Sean Clifford for a touchdown. That set a school record for the longest reception in Penn State history, which still stands entering the 2021 season.

George appeared in just two more games for the remainder of the 2018 season but be appeared in 12 games in 2019, including four starts. George added two more starts in 2020 while appearing in all nine games played by Penn State. George had a special moment during Penn State’s military appreciation day, when he got to run the American flag onto the field and race down the field to hug his mother, a veteran.

Penn State will hope to get more production out of George this season. With Dotson expected to be the leading receiver, Penn State is in need of some secondary options that can make some plays at receiver. George may be one of those guys the coaching staff hopes take a big step forward in 2021.

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